"Court grants conservatorship for Amanda Bynes" by Anthony McCartney | Associated Press, August 11, 2013
OXNARD, Calif. — A judge granted the mother of Amanda Bynes a temporary conservatorship on Friday to make decisions about her daughter’s treatment in case the actress is released from a facility where she is being treated for mental health issues.
The decision by Ventura County Superior Court Judge Glen M. Reiser came more than two weeks after Bynes, 27, was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital after months of erratic behavior....
The petition states that their daughter had become increasingly paranoid in recent months and expressed fears she was being watched by smoke detectors and devices in the dashboard of her car.
After what we know now of government surveillance efforts, can that really be considered paranoid?
‘‘We are deeply concerned that Amanda poses a substantial risk to herself, to others, and to property based on recent events in her life,’’ the filing stated.
The petition also stated her parents’ concern that Bynes was spending too rapidly and they needed to step in and control her finances. Lynn Bynes was granted the authority to buy her daughter a residence if necessary, however Reiser told her she should consult with the actress’s court-appointed attorney on any major financial decisions.
In May, Bynes was arrested for allegedly throwing a marijuana bong from a window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment. Police had come to the building to investigate a complaint that she had been smoking marijuana in the lobby.
Well, she must be on something stronger than that. Any prescription pharmaceuticals involved?
Last year, Bynes was charged in Los Angeles with driving on a suspended license. The license had been suspended after she was charged with driving under the influence and misdemeanor hit-and-run. She had pleaded not guilty in the DUI case.
That's alcohol, right?
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Related: All Byned Up
That's what seems to happen to child stars. Too much, too easy, too soon.
